My Dear Aunt - Please keep her in your prayers!

[Jen528]

I received a rather disturbing phone call Saturday from my cousin.  My Aunt, who is basically my second mother, disappeared on Friday.  A few months ago she had to endure brain surgery because the doctor's thought there was a tumor underneath a cyst.  Thankfully, when they opened up her skull and found the spot, it wasn't a tumor, but a calcium deposit.  They removed the cyst, though, and all in all, she has been recovering nicely - or so we thought.  Other than a few headaches and being tired, all which is normal after a brain surgery, there had been no other indication that something was wrong.  Friday morning she woke up and mentioned that she was feeling a little weird, but told my cousin who is living with them at the moment to go ahead and take her daughter to school.  When my cousin returned 30 minutes later, she was gone.  Long story short (because there are many details to this story, but I am having a hard time with all of it), she contacted them Saturday morning and she was 9 hours from home!  She was asking directions to a lake out in the middle of nowhere, stating that she was going to pick up her father-in-law because he called.  He passed away over 8 years ago!  My uncle contacted the authorities, who luckily found her and admitted her into their local hospital.  They finally made it home late last night.  She is really confused and scared.  At this point we don't know what is going to happen, just that it is a risk to let her be by herself. 

I am so scared for her and her family.  Up until this past year, when she started getting sick, she has always been the back-bone, the one who made sure everyone is taken care of and the one person who always seemed "real".  She was always the one in control and I know that she has to be feeling so much despair and fear.  Please keep her and her family in your prayers.  This is something you see on TV, that you don't think will ever happen to you or one of your loved ones, but it is a reality.  We are very grateful that she is safe.  God was looking out for her and I know with continued prayers and loving thoughts, it will be okay.  I had a really hard time Saturday and spent most of the day and night on the phone with my cousin to help her through this, but it wasn't until church yesterday that I was reminded that God has a plan for all of us and we are not required to understand what it is.  It may be hard to place all this in his hands, but I have faith that his plan will be carried out, whether we understand or not. 

Thank you God for taking care of her during this fateful journey.

Thank you, ladies, for reading this and please say a prayer for her and her family.

 

[nonnasoop]

Feb. 12, 2009 at 9:51 PM

Jenn, this is so sad, and of course, you have my thoughts, my prayers, whatever you need.....